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Kate Molleson continues her series of Christmas programmes, shining a spotlight on the hugely wide-ranging musical talents of the current members of Radio 3's young artist scheme. Today, Kate introduces the captivating playing of the Leonkoro Quartet in Mozart, and music from award-winning jazz guitarist Rob Luft, and music by Tchaikovsky played by the prodigiously talented accordion player, Ryan Corbett.

Mozart: Divertimento K138
Leonkoro Quartet

Chausson: Serres Chaudes
Ema Nikolovska, mezzo-soprano
Kunal Lahiry, piano

Poulenc: Violin sonata
Johan Dalene, violin
Charles Owen, piano

Scriabin: Piano Sonata No 5
Tom Borrow, piano

Rob Luft: Tributary
Rob Luft, guitar
Iain Ballamy (tenor and soprano sax),
Huw Warren (piano),
Conor Chaplin (double bass and bass guitar),
Will Glaser (drums)

Established just over two decades ago, Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme is acknowledged internationally as the foremost programme of its kind. It exists to offer a platform for artists at the beginning of their international careers; each year six musicians join the scheme for two years, during which time they appear at the UK's major music festivals and venues, enjoy dates with the 大象传媒 orchestras and have the opportunity to record in the 大象传媒 studios. The artists are also encouraged to form artistic partnerships with one another and to explore a wide range of repertoire, not least the work of contemporary, women and diverse composers. In recent years Radio 3's New Generation Artists have appeared at many of the UK's music festivals and concert halls. The 大象传媒 New Generation Artists Scheme is not itself a prize, rather it offers a unique two-year platform on which artists can develop their prodigious talents. Not surprisingly, the list of alumni reads like a Who鈥檚 Who of the most exciting musicians of the past two decades including pianists Paul Lewis, Pavel Kolesnikov, Benjamin Grosvenor and Beatrice Rana, violinists Alina Ibragimova and Lisa Batiashvili, the Belcea, Jerusalem and 脡b猫ne Quartets, singers Alice Coote and Fatma Said and the trumpeter Alison Balsom.